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H. J. RELYEA WIND ENGINE.

No. 264,757. Patented Sept. 19, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @Finca HENRY J. RELYEA,'OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 YVILLIAM H. STANLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,757, dated September 19, 1882.

Application filed July 31, 18S-2.

whose windfw'heel and vane-framesI are inde.

pendently pivoted upon the tubular housing ot' the pump-rod; and it consists in a device for enabling the automatic edge-presentation or 'eathering of the windwheel, as hereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a partly-sectional side elevation ot' the princi` pal operative members of a wind-engine embodying my improvements, the wind-wheel being omitted. Fig. 2 is atop view ofthe saine.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation with the vane-frame Fig. 4 represents my spiral track and wind-wheel-frame-supporting wheel. Fig. 5 represents a modication of my spiral track with oiling device.

A may represent the upper part ot' a tower or trestle such as is commonly employed to support at the necessary elevation the operative members ot' a wind-engine. This tower is surmounted by customary hollow post, tube, or housing, B, for the pump-rod C, which tube also does duty as the pivot ofthe wind-wheel frame D D' and vane-frame E. Shoulders b b are formed upon the tubeB for the independent support of the vane-frame and wheel-frame.

The wind-wheel frame in my arrangement consists essentially of two membersto wit, the member D, having the vertical orifice in boxing d, by which it revolves horizontally about the housing B, and having ears d', to which the member D is hinged, so as to be capable of vibrating vertically.

The vane-frame extends forward beyond the pivot-tube B, so as for its forward extremity, X I F, to assist in supporting the wheel-frame, the parts being'so proportioned as that the wheel-frame and the vane-frame extension onone side ofthe pivot-tubejust balance the vane and that portion ot' its frame and appendages which are located in rear of the pivot-tube.

A stop, F, on vane-frame limits the relative horizontal sweep of the wind-wheel frame in (No model.)

one directionsay to the left, as it would appear to one looking down upon the mill-and the tail end y ot' the vane Y is bent vsut'ficieutly to the leftof' alignment with the axis 55 ot' post B to give the entire vane and wheel frame a slight tendency to veer bodily to the right. This tendency disturbs the equilibrium just enough to enable the wind to fold the wind-wheel backward, (or to the right,) and 6o thus to present its disk more or less edgewise to the wind.

In order to control or moderate this tendency and by the same means to support the wind-wheel frame, I provide on the vane-frame a spiral track, I, for a wheel, J, that is jonrnaled in a downwardly-projecting bracket, K, from the wind-wheel trame. As the wheel is blown by a violent gust to the right the entire wheel-frame and wheel with their appendagesl 7o are compelled to travel up the spiral track I, and are thus by their own gravity gradually checked in such folding movement, and are restored to the normal, or an approximately normal, condition at the least lull of the wind. This arrangement also discharges to some extent the functions of a brake to prevent the too violent collisions of the wheel-frame with the backstop L. This back-stop L in turn is made to do duty both as a stop to the folding 8o wheel-frame and as a brake to the pumping action by its impact with the wrist-wheel M at the head ot' the wind-wheel shat't N.

`X shows an auxiliary back-stop on the tail end ofthe spiral track.

The dotted lines and arrows indicate the direction in which the wheels J and M travel when running toward the stops X and L, as shown in Fig. 2.

The wrist O on wheel M connects by pit- 9o man P with wrist q on head Q, which heud is contined to a vertical path by vertical post or guide R,v that rises from the wheel-frame. Said head has on its other side a wrist, S, to which the pump-rod C is jointed.

Owing to the frequent peculiar spiral oscillatory movements of my wind-wheel frame the jointed connections of the pump C and pitman I?, with wrists S, q, and O, respectively, are necessarily of the ball-andsocket, gimbal, roo or other swivel description.

A lever, U, t'ulcrumed upon vane-frameand connected by link V with wheel-frame, and by wire \V with the ground or any other convenient location, permits the attendant to at any moment place the Wind-Wheel out of Wind, and, if desired. to retain it in such position for any length of time.

The above-described preferred form of my invention may be varied in non-essential particulars. For example, one or more sliding feet or shoes, Z, maybe substituted for the supporting-wheel J, in association with a means, z, for keeping the spiral track or quadrant I lubricated.

I claim as new and of my invention- 1. In a wind-engine,tbe combination of vaneframe extension having inclined track I, stops F X L, and Wheel-frame having wristwheel M and supporting device J, as set forth.

2. In a wind-engine, the windwheel frame D D', consisting of a main member, D, which oscillates horizontally about the central tube, B, and a hinged section, D', which vibrates vertically upon said member D while oscillating horizontally therewith, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a wind engine, the combination of mem ber D, having boxing d, and revolving horizontally, housing B, member D', hinged by ears d' to member D, supporting device J, and

inclined track I, as set forth.

4. The combination of housing B, formed with shoulders b b', vane-frame E, member D, having boxing Z and ears d' d', and the member D' hinged thereto, as set forth.

5. The combination of members D D', wristwheel M O, pitman I), standard R, sliding head Q, having wrists q S, supporting device J, and spiral track I, as set forth.

6. The combination of vane-frame extension having track I, stops F X, wheel-frame D D', supporting-shoe Z, and an oiling device, z, as set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

HENRY J. RELYE A.

Attest:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, SAML. S. CARPENTER. 

